# Incident 19780308014249I: Cessna 152, Boise, ID, March 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1978, 08:40 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49902, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49902-2009-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308014249I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TOOK OFF ON A WIDE TAXIWAY, HAVING MISTAKEN IT FOR A RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N49902 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070417006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070417006969A), Apr 17, 2007: Cessna 152 (N49902), Oak Glen, CA, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft was flying at low altitude over high terrain conducting flight training maneuvers. Upon realizing that the aircraft would not out climb the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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